Form a Get Set team
Lead the way
This is your chance to make a real difference to your school and everyone in it, and we want you to take the lead in making it happen. It’s fine for the teachers or other adults to help – in fact that will be really important – but we want you – the students – to take real responsibility for the application.
All you have to do is tell us how some or all of the Olympic and Paralympic Values such as friendship, respect or excellence are already helping people in your school community. For example, how has ‘friendship’ helped the children and adults in your school to feel safe and welcome? Or how do you know that everyone is treated equally and with respect in your school? Is everyone determined to try hard and do well?
The next step is to think about and make a short plan of action to see how you can build on your good work in the future.
But one step at a time… You’ll need to work as a team.
Form a Get Set network team
You could become the champions of change in your school by forming a special team to take on the application and have a lot of fun along the way.
There might be just four of you to begin with. Maybe there is already a larger group of people that is keen to join in, such as your Student Council or another after group that represents the views of the pupils, or a school club.
Your mission is to see if your school and your families can live a healthier, happier life inspired by the Olympic and Paralympic Values.
Top tips for forming a Get Set network team
Just as if you were working in a real company or organisation, you could each take on different jobs and take responsibility for getting things done.
You’ll need a:
- Coordinator
- Researcher
- Log Keeper
- Data Handler
Which job would you best at?
Read the job descriptions and decide which you’d like to do. Remember you’re working as a team so you want to have a balance of skills and make sure that everyone is happy with their choice.
Coordinator
Your role is to keep everything running smoothly. Does everyone know what they’ve got to do, and when it needs to be finished? You’ll be the one who takes charge of any meetings and you’ll give people a hand when they need a bit of extra help.
Is this you?
To be a good coordinator you probably need to feel OK about speaking in front of a group and explaining your ideas to other children and adults. You like to be well organised. You’re good at listening to people and you can make decisions.
Researcher
A researcher’s task is to gather all the information needed so that you can make a decision about what to do next based on good evidence. You’ll probably be the one who asks people questions to find out their opinions. You might be involved in finding out what’s been happening in other places, so you’ll be contacting others by email or telephone and looking up facts on the internet.
Have you got what it takes?
‘Why’ is probably a word you use a lot! You’re naturally inquisitive and you like to find out facts to satisfy your curiosity. But you need to be well organised, a good listener, and confident about approaching people and asking them questions.
Log Keeper
The Log Keeper will be in charge of keeping all the evidence about your plans. You’ll need to write down the decisions and who made them. You’ll want to post pictures and stories about your application on your blog.
Is this your dream job?
To enjoy the role of log keeper you’re probably someone who likes writing. Maybe you’ve even keep a diary so you know about recording detail. But you also like the idea of posting information on your blog so you can spot a good story or picture which will make your application really interesting.
Data Handler
The data handler will be responsible for presenting all the evidence gathered from the different surveys and meetings. You’ll probably be confident in using a computer so that you can make all those facts and figures easy to understand.
Are you ready for this?
It’s quite likely that maths and ICT are two of your favourite subjects. Oh yes, and you probably think it’s important to finish things off properly and to make them look good. You definitely don’t like leaving things half finished.
